Comments on: Teach a man to order a brownie and he’ll save you two steps? https://francerevisited.com/2010/02/teach-a-man-to-order-a-pastry-and-hell-save-you-two-steps/ Discover Travel Explore Encounter France and Paris Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:58:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Karin (an alien parisienne) https://francerevisited.com/2010/02/teach-a-man-to-order-a-pastry-and-hell-save-you-two-steps/#comment-331 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:46:17 +0000 http://francerevisited.com/blogs/?p=781#comment-331 “both gracious and condescending” I think the French have this mastered. LOL.

“The Court of Louis XIV used it a lot at Versailles, and here it’s trickled down to a bakery.” Huh! Wow. You learn something new every day!

]]> By: Gary Lee Kraut https://francerevisited.com/2010/02/teach-a-man-to-order-a-pastry-and-hell-save-you-two-steps/#comment-330 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:37:21 +0000 http://francerevisited.com/blogs/?p=781#comment-330 Good story. Steak, fries and red wine are basically the law there.

]]> By: Kathie DeLoria https://francerevisited.com/2010/02/teach-a-man-to-order-a-pastry-and-hell-save-you-two-steps/#comment-329 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:58:01 +0000 http://francerevisited.com/blogs/?p=781#comment-329 Since I never wrote about my “learning” experience on my blog, I’ll share now. One evening at Le Relais de l’Entrecote, my husband made a grand faux pas by asking for a beer (in French). He was the first to order in our group of four and the server said they didn’t have his requested brand of beer. He took his time trying to decide an alternative, when the impatient server said: This is a steak restaurant! You will have red wine!” as she stormed off, not taking any of our drink orders.

]]> By: Gary Lee Kraut https://francerevisited.com/2010/02/teach-a-man-to-order-a-pastry-and-hell-save-you-two-steps/#comment-328 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:45:28 +0000 http://francerevisited.com/blogs/?p=781#comment-328 Yes, it’s a nice line, both gracious and condescending. The Court of Louis XIV used it a lot at Versailles, and here it’s trickled down to a bakery.

]]> By: Karin (an alien parisienne) https://francerevisited.com/2010/02/teach-a-man-to-order-a-pastry-and-hell-save-you-two-steps/#comment-327 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:07:26 +0000 http://francerevisited.com/blogs/?p=781#comment-327 What a great little tale of how scripts can go a wee bit awry! I do really like the seller’s response, even if he might have still felt wronged, lol.

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